Cubicle to CEO

A $19 offer completely transformed her business model. While running a fully booked social media agency and raising two kids, Katelyn Rhoades launched a $19 Instagram Reels Challenge—just a PDF and video training promoted solely through organic Reels. One of her reels promoting the offer went viral, and within 72 hours, that tiny product brought in $10,000 in sales. But she didn’t stop there. Katelyn turned that single offer into a scalable revenue engine: building a funnel, layering in upsells, and launching a DIY membership now doing $10K+ in monthly recurring revenue. Altogether, the $19 product has generated six figures and added thousands to her email list all from organic marketing. In today’s case study, we’ll unpack why Katelyn’s reel went viral so you can replicate her hooks, and the laziest repurposing hack to reuse the same video over and over again to bring in a new influx of followers. Get Katelyn's IG Growth pack (including her reels challenge) at https://stan.store/katelynrhoades ! Connect with Katelyn: https://enfluencestudio.com/ Podcast – Call Her Creator (powered by Stan): https://enfluencestudio.com/podcast IG: @thekatelynrhoades Iconic business leaders all have their own unique genius. Take this quick 10 question quiz to uncover your specific CEO style advantage: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cubicletoceo.co/quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoyed today's episode, please: Post a screenshot & key takeaway on your IG story and tag me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@missellenyin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@cubicletoce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠o so we can repost you. Leave a positive review or rating at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ratethispodcast.com/cubicletoceo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe for new episodes every Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When 85% of leaders don’t have the tools to develop their teams, the cost of that gap shows up in more than just morale—disengagement costs U.S. companies an estimated $550 billion per year. Enter Dr. Kristine Medyanik of Shattered Glass Leadership. Known for designing leadership experiences that spark real growth, Dr. K has coached leaders across industries and generations. In this episode, she shares the overlooked difference between managing performance and developing people, how personality types and generational lenses shape leadership success, and how resilience shows up in leaders today. If you want to lead in a way that inspires—not just instructs—this conversation is your blueprint. Connect with Dr. Kristine: Grab an Uncourse: https://a.co/d/eA350nQ https://shatteredglassleaders.com/ Take the personality quiz: https://shatteredglassleaders.com/personality-quiz/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shattered-glass-leadership/ IG: @shatteredglassleaders Iconic business leaders all have their own unique genius. Take this quick 10 question quiz to uncover your specific CEO style advantage: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cubicletoceo.co/quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoyed today's episode, please: Post a screenshot & key takeaway on your IG story and tag me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@missellenyin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@cubicletoceo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ so we can repost you. Leave a positive review or rating at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ratethispodcast.com/cubicletoceo⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Subscribe for new episodes every Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

She started with one client from Craigslist and grew it into a multi-coach vocal studio now serving over 200 clients a week. In today’s case study, vocal coach and bestselling author Jessica Doyle-Mekkes breaks down how she scaled her studio using community outreach, strategic follow-ups, and a waitlist-first hiring strategy. After capping her solo roster at 30 clients, she built a waitlist of 100+ in just six weeks—then launched her first associate coaches with ready-to-book clients. With tiered pricing and scalable offers like group classes and digital voice check-ins, Jessica grew a high-touch brand powered entirely by word of mouth. This is a must-listen for any entrepreneur with a specialized skill or 1:1 service looking to scale beyond their own capacity, without sacrificing the quality of their client delivery. Connect with Jessica: Get Jessica's book I'm Speaking: Every Woman's Guide to Finding Your Voice and Using It Fearlessly: https://a.co/d/4F3ryoe www.jessicadoylemekkes.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicadoyle-mekkes/ IG:  @jessicadoylemekkes Iconic business leaders all have their own unique genius. Take this quick 10 question quiz to uncover your specific CEO style advantage: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cubicletoceo.co/quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoyed today's episode, please: Post a screenshot & key takeaway on your IG story and tag me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@missellenyin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@cubicletoce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠o so we can repost you. Leave a positive review or rating at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ratethispodcast.com/cubicletoceo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe for new episodes every Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Flo Esho, CEO of The Easy Flow Life, shares her journey of forging authentic connections that led to $40,000 in revenue through casual conversations. She emphasizes the power of engaging in interest-based communities rather than traditional networking. With anecdotes of landing high-ticket clients from a local group and a Facebook comment, Flo discusses the art of quiet marketing. Her approach highlights that genuine interactions can fuel referrals and shape long-term business success, encouraging listeners to rethink how they build client relationships.

Anne Murphy, founder of She Leads AI, is a trailblazer in AI operations, assisting over 4,000 professionals, mainly women, in leveraging AI to enhance their businesses. She reveals how her AI-first approach generated an extra $100K in revenue without expanding her team. Discover uncommon ways to utilize AI, the secret advantages women possess in working with it, and what an AI-first business truly looks like. Dive into the transformative possibilities of AI and learn how to work less while scaling faster.

What does it take to host a summit where your registration page converts at 83% and drives $63,000 in back-end course sales and $77,000 in total revenue? In today’s case study, Summit in a Box® founder Krista Miller breaks down the behind-the-scenes of her 2020 virtual summit that attracted 1,250 attendees and led to her highest-converting course launch at the time. With a two-tier all-access pass offer and a brilliant scholarship incentive that led to a 40% LIVE show-up rate for the end-of- summit masterclass that sold her course, Krista turned free attendance into high-ticket enrollment. Now, five years later with hundreds of more summits under her belt (both her own and her students), she’s reflecting on what she’d change if she ran this summit today—from rethinking her pricing strategy to why she now avoids co-hosting entirely—and how that hindsight is informing the way she hosts summits in 2025. Connect with Krista: https://www.summitinabox.co IG: @summitinabox Iconic business leaders all have their own unique genius. Take this quick 10 question quiz to uncover your specific CEO style advantage: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cubicletoceo.co/quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoyed today's episode, please: Post a screenshot & key takeaway on your IG story and tag me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@missellenyin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@cubicletoce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠o so we can repost you. Leave a positive review or rating at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ratethispodcast.com/cubicletoceo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe for new episodes every Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nobody wishes for it, but it’s a reality for many... What happens to your business when your marriage ends? Financial advisor, Alicia Martinez, is pulling back the curtain on one of the most overlooked risks to your business: divorce. With a client retention rate that rivals the best in the industry, she’s known for turning complex financial topics into actionable insights — and this episode is no exception. Inside, she breaks down: How your state’s laws can directly impact what you walk away with Pre-nup perspective shifts Proactive steps to protect your business before, during, and after divorce If you're a founder, partner, or solo entrepreneur — this episode could save you more than just money. Connect with Alicia: https://difiadvisory.com Alicia's blog: https://difiadvisory.com/blog/ https://www.facebook.com/DiFiAdvisory/ https://linkedin.com/company/difiadvisory IG: @DiFiAdvisory Ellen's pre-nup episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/72181mfJDYFJUrqSTZQPWp?si=1XicP7PDRsCqS_aNEVNP8Q Iconic business leaders all have their own unique genius. Take this quick 10 question quiz to uncover your specific CEO style advantage: ⁠⁠⁠https://cubicletoceo.co/quiz⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoyed today's episode, please: Post a screenshot & key takeaway on your IG story and tag me ⁠⁠⁠@missellenyin⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠@cubicletoceo⁠⁠⁠ so we can repost you. Leave a positive review or rating at ⁠⁠⁠www.ratethispodcast.com/cubicletoceo ⁠⁠⁠Subscribe for new episodes every Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you turn a passion-fueled event into a six-figure signature offer? Today’s case study features Elysia Skye, intuitive mentor and founder of The Brilliance Method®, who generated over $150K in net profit by merging high-end video production, coaching, and energy work into a transformative in-person experience called Content Camp. Each cohort served 11–14 coaches, healers, and authors with themed experiences (including Back to the Future events and manifestation exercises in nature). Ticket options ranged from $2K to $11K—and yet, most attendees chose the $11K VIP tier as their default. Elysia shares how she refined her pricing after initially losing money on VIPs, beta tested her first event through referrals, and transitioned this initial offer into her newer Clarity Camp — her current invite-only offer with even higher margins. Keep listening to hear how designing offers Elysia personally wanted to attend was the secret to consistent demand. Connect with Elysia: https://elysiaskye.com https://elysiaskye.com/podcast Work with Elysia every week:https://innercircle.thebrilliancemethod.com/emerald https://thebrilliancemethod.com IG: @elysiaskye IG: @thebrilliancemethod https://www.youtube.com/elysiaskye https://www.tiktok.com/@elysiaskye Iconic business leaders all have their own unique genius. Take this quick 10 question quiz to uncover your specific CEO style advantage: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cubicletoceo.co/quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoyed today's episode, please: Post a screenshot & key takeaway on your IG story and tag me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@missellenyin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@cubicletoce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠o so we can repost you. Leave a positive review or rating at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ratethispodcast.com/cubicletoceo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe for new episodes every Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Corina Calugaru, the founder of The Orange Notebook, specializes in helping entrepreneurs with branding and business strategy, primarily through LinkedIn. In this insightful discussion, she unveils her journey from struggling with lead generation to automating a $130K-per-quarter client acquisition machine. Corina shares her transformative strategies, including mastering personalized outreach, overcoming a fraudulent agency experience, and implementing automated tools that boost engagement while maintaining a personal touch. Tune in to learn how to turn LinkedIn into an active profit center!

Thank you for 300 (Monday) episodes of Cubicle to CEO! Our show producer Sabrina Nasser is joining us to celebrate and putting Ellen in the guest seat to get the inside scoop on our biggest venture yet! We won’t spoil the surprise, just hit play! And if you like what you hear… We’ll see you September 4th: https://cubicletoceo.co/bloomtogether Thank you to our sponsor! Get at least 15% off any annual Masterclass membership at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://masterclass.com/cubicletoCEO⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to hear our 200th episode? Check it out here: Part 1: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3kVfFxdZoJZbedrJIKWIHX?si=xIEQwvM6TRKR_tMgGoRMzg Part 2: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4zW9wcx9Se9QM9UIjReQyt?si=rYfvD3knS-yIFih Iconic business leaders all have their own unique genius. Take this quick 10 question quiz to uncover your specific CEO style advantage: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cubicletoceo.co/quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoyed today's episode, please: Post a screenshot & key takeaway on your IG story and tag me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@missellenyin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@cubicletoce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠o so we can repost you. Leave a positive review or rating at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ratethispodcast.com/cubicletoceo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe for new episodes every Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices